Tyrant Sky Martial Soul

”No need, I’m used to roaming alone. Besides, Young Master Zhou is from a noble family, while I’m just a commoner. How could I be worthy of being friends with you?”

Ling Xiao thought Zhou Chui was really annoying, the kind of person he didn’t like at all.

However, since the other party hadn’t done anything to him, he simply refused and didn’t take any action.

”Such a foolish child!”

Zhou Chui’s voice grew more severe: ”You’ve never been to the Eight Immortals County City before, have you? Do you know that every year, during the assessment test of the Eight Immortals Mountain, there are usually only about a hundred participants.

Only seventy percent survive.

Only twenty percent come out unscathed.

With your cultivation level, you’re most likely not going to make it. Even if heaven shows mercy and you survive, you’ll probably be seriously injured, which would be extremely detrimental to your future cultivation.”

”Thank you for your concern, Young Master Zhou. Everyone has their own choices, and besides, I bear the hopes of my entire family. How could I easily retreat?”

Ling Xiao wasn’t angry, he just smiled faintly.

Getting angry with such an idiot felt beneath him.

Had it been before his reincarnation into the mortal world, he would have wanted to kick this guy far away. But now, he might as well just listen to what the guy had to say.

After all, he knew very little about Eight Immortals County City. Although Zhou Chui was indeed a braggart and an idiot, as a member of the Zhou Clan, he probably knew quite a bit.

”Then just wait and regret it.”

Zhou Chui sneered coldly: ”I’ve seen too many small town geniuses like you.

Maybe you’re a genius, even a top expert, in your small town, but in Eight Immortals County City, you’re nothing.

There used to be a genius just like you who ignored my advice and insisted on taking the Tianfeng Group’s assessment test. In the end, he died.”

”Tianfeng Group? What’s that?”

Ling Xiao asked in confusion.

”You’ve got to be kidding! You don’t even know Tianfeng Group? Tianfeng Group is the only force in Eight Immortals County City that can go toe-to-toe with the Eight Immortals Mountain. But Tianfeng Group is affiliated with the Chen Dynasty Court.

It’s a government-run force, so if you join the Tianfeng Group, you have to serve the Chen Dynasty.

That’s why martial artists who don’t want to be constrained generally choose the Eight Immortals Mountain.”

Zhou Chui explained smugly.

”I see, I didn’t expect that.”

Ling Xiao was genuinely surprised. He thought the vast Eight Immortals County City only had the Eight Immortals Mountain, but he didn’t expect there to be a force like the Tianfeng Group that could match it.

But thinking about it, it’s reasonable.

For the Chen Dynasty Court to control the county city, it must restrain the jianghu forces.

If the Eight Immortals Mountain became too powerful, the court’s control would be further weakened.

Now with the Tianfeng Group, it naturally provides a counterbalance to the Eight Immortals Mountain, preventing it from monopolizing the resources of Eight Immortals County City.

”Kid, be smart. There’s no harm in sticking with me. I’ll introduce you to the Zhou Clan. Take it slow. You can come back for the assessment test of the Eight Immortals Mountain when your cultivation level is higher.”

Zhou Chui patted Ling Xiao on the shoulder, speaking sincerely.

Ling Xiao felt a wave of disgust in his heart.

He’s not stupid, and of course, he could tell what Zhou Chui was trying to do—trick some new talents into joining the Zhou Clan.

In this way, even if these talents passed the test for the Eight Immortals Mountain the following year, they would still come from the Zhou Clan.

This was clearly an effort to recruit talent for the Zhou Clan.

Zhou Chui might be a braggart and idiot on the surface, but he actually wasn’t foolish and was quite a smart guy.

At least he was smarter than Shen Shi.

That idiot Shen Shi offended an unknown enemy over a sword; doesn’t he fear that the opponent might have a significant background that could bring disaster to the Shaw Clan?

”By the way, Young Master Zhou, I’ve heard that there’s also a sect called the ’Demon Shadow Sect’ in Eight Immortals County City. Do you know about it?”

Ling Xiao suddenly asked.

He thought that since Zhou Chui knew so much about Eight Immortals County City, he must know about the Demon Shadow Sect.

Moreover, according to rumors, although the Demon Shadow Sect wasn’t as good as the Eight Immortals Mountain, it was on par with the Three Great Families.

But he was wrong.

After hearing his question, Zhou Chui thought for a moment and then shook his head, ”Demon Shadow Sect? How come I’ve never heard of it?

And it’s on par with the Three Great Families?

Is there such a force?”

”Could the rumors be wrong?”

Ling Xiao frowned and said.

”Oh, why think so much about it? Let me tell you, in the entirety of Eight Immortals County City, the only things you need to pay attention to are the Eight Immortals Mountain, Tianfeng Group, Tianlong Trade Company, and the Three Great Families. Everything else you can ignore.

This Demon Shadow Sect is probably some minor force in a backwater place, blowing its own horn and misleading you small-town martial artists into thinking it’s powerful when it’s actually nothing to worry about.”

Zhou Chui waved his hand dismissively, speaking with disdain.

No, that’s not right!

Upon hearing Zhou Chui’s words, Ling Xiao didn’t feel relieved but on the contrary, felt even more anxious.

The inner sect disciple of the Demon Shadow Sect, Mo Feng Zi, had reached the First Level Hell Pinnacle of the Yin-Yang Realm in cultivation.

This level of cultivation should have qualified him as an Upper Eight Immortals Disciple even in the Eight Immortals Mountain.

More importantly, the jade ring in Mo Feng Zi’s possession was so special that it couldn’t belong to a small sect.

Thus, there were only two possibilities.

One is that Demon Shadow Sect had just emerged, so its fame was greater in small towns, but in a big city like this, it wasn’t well-known.

The other possibility was far more terrifying.

Perhaps the Demon Shadow Sect was actually the most fearsome force in Eight Immortals County City, pretending to be a pig to eat the tiger in the future.

It’s possible that both the Eight Immortals Mountain and Tianfeng Group were within their sights.

If that’s true, Ling Xiao had to be extremely cautious.

He hadn’t heard of such forces before.

Remember, the once New True Demon Empire on Heavenly Dragon Continent was just an obscure little sect—who cared about it?

But this obscure little sect, through years of maneuvering and infiltration, nearly extended its influence into all the sects, big and small, on the Heavenly Dragon Continent.

In the final battle, it destroyed the Holy City of the Sacred Dynasty and occupied the Heavenly Dragon Continent.

If it hadn’t been for Ling Xiao leading people back to overthrow the New True Demon Empire, the Heavenly Dragon Continent would still be their territory today.

The more mysterious a sect is, the more cautious one must be.

Seems like he must investigate this Demon Shadow Sect thoroughly if he gets a chance.

As for the Tianlong Trade Company, that’s the force he’s most familiar with.

As someone with the highest-level VIP card, he would receive special treatment in the Tianlong Trade Company.

Of course, for now, he didn’t want to use this privilege.

Because the VIP card is tied to a martial artist’s personal information, if he used his VIP card, his identity would inevitably be exposed.

There were quite a few people on Xuanwu Continent who wanted him dead.

Especially the five major forces in the Western Region, any one of which could easily kill him in his current state.

Also, His Highness from Tianai Ba Tu and Linglong Palace would certainly not let him off easily.